Governing body praised for the speed and seriousness with which allegations of racism have been taken

“We were saddened to hear of this alleged incident. We are glad to see the SFA act swiftly and treat it seriously."

"SRtRC are an anti-racism education charity who worked with over 14,000 young Scottish people last year. Many of those young people view footballers as role-models and it’s extremely important they are set good examples by those they admire.”

Vicki Burns, Campaign Manager, SRtRC Scotland

Show Racism the Red Card have welcomed the speedy response of the Scottish Football Association to alleged racial abuse of Aberdeen’s Shay Logan by Celtic’s Aleksander Tonev at a Scottish Premiership League fixture on the 13th of September.

Tonev, who is currently on loan to Celtic from Aston Villa, will face an SFA disciplinary hearing on Thursday the 9th of October.

Campaign Manager, Vicki Burns said;

“We were saddened to hear of this alleged incident. We are glad to see the SFA act swiftly and treat it seriously. SRtRC are an anti-racism education charity who worked with over 14,000 young Scottish people last year. Many of those young people view footballers as role-models and it’s extremely important they are set good examples by those they admire.”